FCS tank design
Posted: 2005-07-23 08:08pm
This work was inspired by the Future Combat System (FCS):
http://www.army.mil/fcs/
and especially by these two documents:
http://www.thirdwave.de/tech/concepts/fcs.pdf
http://www.army.mil/fcs/resources/FCS%2 ... 0Paper.pdf
The design I made is highly modular, that is the back part of the
tank can be replaced by several modules, including:
APC module
Missile module (light artillery or AA)
C&C
First aid (main turret removed)
Laser (2x + 2x2MJ pulse power pack)
The turret is also modular and it can be one of the following:
30mm ETC gatling + 7.62 coaxial
105mm ETC cannon + 7.62 coaxial
120mm motar + 7.62 coaxial
Laser (10MJ pulse power pack)
AA
ECM/Sensor
None (for first aid cargo module)
The laser and ETC are powered by Pulse-Power packs. For more information about that read:
http://www.thirdwave.de/tech/power/puls ... citors.pdf
http://www.thirdwave.de/tech/weapons/etc-goodell.pdf
Note that this thing should NOT be a MBT !!
(all images are previews)
APC:
30mm ETC gatling + 8 soldiers
Indirect fire support:
120mm mortar + 150x1900mm missiles (16x)
Direct fire support:
2xLaser + 105mm ETC + Additional armor
Without cargo:
Next I want to do the interior and some text about the performance.
Any help with the latter would be much appreciated
Perhaps somebody has input on the ideas i had for this design.
Some initial details:
1.The crew consist of 2 persons, driver and gunner
2.The engine, a 1500kW (1800kW peak) fuel cell, is in the front of the tank. I have extrapolated today available fuel cell to get this value.
(e.g. see http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2001 ... 29803.html)
3.The main drive is a 1000kW electro motor with 5 forward and 2 reverse gears
4.The weight should be between 30 (APC) and 50 (direct fire support) tons
5.The range should be something about 1000km on street and 300-400km in field (again extrapolated)
6.Height is 260cm, Width is 360cm, length of main hull is 770cm, Ground clearance is 50cm
7.Ammunition for 30mm: 2x500 (AP) + 2x200 (low speed HE grenades like that of OCSW)
8.Ammunition for 105mm: 35 rounds
9.Ammunition for mortar: 100 rounds
10.All ammunition is stowed inside the turret and loaded with a sophisticated auto-loader system
11.2 or 4 sensor domes in the back of the main turret, 2 small sensor domes for the driver in the front, 1 coaxial sensor
12.Side armor is 10cm + Track Protectors 5cm
13.Top armor is 5-10cm
14.Front armor is 20-40cm, with additional armor raised to 48-130cm respectively
15.Turret armor is 30-40cm front, 20cm side, with additional armor raised to max 100cm front and 25cm side respectively
16.Laser turrets should be able to shoot down missiles and aircrafts (1MJ per pulse max)
17.Basic pulse power pack below turret can provide 5MJ
http://www.army.mil/fcs/
and especially by these two documents:
http://www.thirdwave.de/tech/concepts/fcs.pdf
http://www.army.mil/fcs/resources/FCS%2 ... 0Paper.pdf
The design I made is highly modular, that is the back part of the
tank can be replaced by several modules, including:
APC module
Missile module (light artillery or AA)
C&C
First aid (main turret removed)
Laser (2x + 2x2MJ pulse power pack)
The turret is also modular and it can be one of the following:
30mm ETC gatling + 7.62 coaxial
105mm ETC cannon + 7.62 coaxial
120mm motar + 7.62 coaxial
Laser (10MJ pulse power pack)
AA
ECM/Sensor
None (for first aid cargo module)
The laser and ETC are powered by Pulse-Power packs. For more information about that read:
http://www.thirdwave.de/tech/power/puls ... citors.pdf
http://www.thirdwave.de/tech/weapons/etc-goodell.pdf
Note that this thing should NOT be a MBT !!
(all images are previews)
APC:
30mm ETC gatling + 8 soldiers
Indirect fire support:
120mm mortar + 150x1900mm missiles (16x)
Direct fire support:
2xLaser + 105mm ETC + Additional armor
Without cargo:
Next I want to do the interior and some text about the performance.
Any help with the latter would be much appreciated
Perhaps somebody has input on the ideas i had for this design.
Some initial details:
1.The crew consist of 2 persons, driver and gunner
2.The engine, a 1500kW (1800kW peak) fuel cell, is in the front of the tank. I have extrapolated today available fuel cell to get this value.
(e.g. see http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2001 ... 29803.html)
3.The main drive is a 1000kW electro motor with 5 forward and 2 reverse gears
4.The weight should be between 30 (APC) and 50 (direct fire support) tons
5.The range should be something about 1000km on street and 300-400km in field (again extrapolated)
6.Height is 260cm, Width is 360cm, length of main hull is 770cm, Ground clearance is 50cm
7.Ammunition for 30mm: 2x500 (AP) + 2x200 (low speed HE grenades like that of OCSW)
8.Ammunition for 105mm: 35 rounds
9.Ammunition for mortar: 100 rounds
10.All ammunition is stowed inside the turret and loaded with a sophisticated auto-loader system
11.2 or 4 sensor domes in the back of the main turret, 2 small sensor domes for the driver in the front, 1 coaxial sensor
12.Side armor is 10cm + Track Protectors 5cm
13.Top armor is 5-10cm
14.Front armor is 20-40cm, with additional armor raised to 48-130cm respectively
15.Turret armor is 30-40cm front, 20cm side, with additional armor raised to max 100cm front and 25cm side respectively
16.Laser turrets should be able to shoot down missiles and aircrafts (1MJ per pulse max)
17.Basic pulse power pack below turret can provide 5MJ